diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index daa6496c1a8e..0fed9808d679 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1514,20 +1514,20 @@ static void stmmac_clear_rx_descriptors(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 					u32 queue)
 {
 	struct stmmac_rx_queue *rx_q = &dma_conf->rx_queue[queue];
+	struct dma_desc *desc;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Clear the RX descriptors */
-	for (i = 0; i < dma_conf->dma_rx_size; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < dma_conf->dma_rx_size; i++) {
 		if (priv->extend_desc)
-			stmmac_init_rx_desc(priv, &rx_q->dma_erx[i].basic,
-					priv->use_riwt, priv->mode,
-					(i == dma_conf->dma_rx_size - 1),
-					dma_conf->dma_buf_sz);
+			desc = &rx_q->dma_erx[i].basic;
 		else
-			stmmac_init_rx_desc(priv, &rx_q->dma_rx[i],
-					priv->use_riwt, priv->mode,
-					(i == dma_conf->dma_rx_size - 1),
-					dma_conf->dma_buf_sz);
+			desc = &rx_q->dma_rx[i];
+
+		stmmac_init_rx_desc(priv, desc, priv->use_riwt, priv->mode,
+				    (i == dma_conf->dma_rx_size - 1),
+				    dma_conf->dma_buf_sz);
+	}
 }
 
 /**